Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:36:03 -0700 | From | "Paul E. McKenney" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] rcu: Remove redundant rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle() from tiny RCU |
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On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 02:55:05PM +0000, Alexander Gordeev wrote: > Let's start assuming that something in the idle loop posts a callback, > and scheduling-clock interrupt occurs: > > 1. The system is idle and stays that way, no runnable tasks. > > 2. Scheduling-clock interrupt occurs, rcu_check_callbacks() is called > as result, which in turn calls rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle(). > > 3. rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle() reports the CPU was interrupted from > idle, which results in rcu_sched_qs() call, which does a > raise_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ). > > 4. Upon return from interrupt, rcu_irq_exit() is invoked, which calls > rcu_idle_enter_common(), which in turn calls rcu_sched_qs() again, > which does another raise_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ). > > 5. The softirq happens shortly and invokes rcu_process_callbacks(), > which invokes __rcu_process_callbacks(). > > 6. So now callbacks can be invoked. At least they can be if > ->donetail has been updated. Which it will have been because > rcu_sched_qs() invokes rcu_qsctr_help(). > > In the described scenario rcu_sched_qs() and raise_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ) > get called twice in steps 3 and 4. This redundancy could be eliminated > by removing rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle() function. > > Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@redhat.com> > Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Queued for 3.20, thank you!
Thanx, Paul
> --- > kernel/rcu/tiny.c | 12 +----------- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c > index c0623fc..0bfb3b9 100644 > --- a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c > @@ -186,16 +186,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__rcu_is_watching); > #endif /* defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC) || defined(CONFIG_RCU_TRACE) */ > > /* > - * Test whether the current CPU was interrupted from idle. Nested > - * interrupts don't count, we must be running at the first interrupt > - * level. > - */ > -static int rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle(void) > -{ > - return rcu_dynticks_nesting <= 1; > -} > - > -/* > * Helper function for rcu_sched_qs() and rcu_bh_qs(). > * Also irqs are disabled to avoid confusion due to interrupt handlers > * invoking call_rcu(). > @@ -250,7 +240,7 @@ void rcu_bh_qs(void) > void rcu_check_callbacks(int user) > { > RCU_TRACE(check_cpu_stalls()); > - if (user || rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle()) > + if (user) > rcu_sched_qs(); > else if (!in_softirq()) > rcu_bh_qs(); > -- > 1.8.3.1 > > -- > Regards, > Alexander Gordeev > agordeev@redhat.com > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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